My fifth grader is headed back to un-zoom schooling to be motivated by three-dimensional mentors and curious curators.

Here’s the story of the day I had to cancel pandemic homeschool. I woke up stressed and CNN-obsessed and announced over the dad-loudspeaker to my fourth grader …

This past Sunday I did a keynote presentation for Scholastic at their national sales meeting here in Chicago. It was an exciting gig to do: Scholastic books were in every classroom even when I was a little kid decades ago (its roots go back to 1920), and Scholastic as an organization continues to be a central player in guiding our nation's schools toward increasing literacy of all kinds through publishing, book clubs, writing awards, you name it.

Judging by the sheer atmospheric density of the charcoal grill smoke here in Chicago, it's almost August. And that means I'm gearing up for my busiest time of year: Back-to-School season! This year i'm kicking things off with a tongue-twisting tour of tumbleweed-free towns in Texas …

I'm back home from an amazing couple of days at Leon County Schools in Florida last week, doing my thing as an education keynote speaker as well as two helpings of my "3 C's" improv breakout session. And first off, a huge thanks to Chelsea F. Johnson (@thechelseaf on Twitter) for sharing this fun video clip from my performance ...

My friend Scott Dikkers co-founded and was editor of the comedy juggernaut known as The Onion. I was honored to be his guest on a recent episode of his podcast, “How to Write Funny.”

Last month I got to perform for a group of dental professionals, at the Cloud 9 Software Users Meeting in Atlanta. I have some fun anecdotes and photos for you …

Scientists have worked out why flamingos stand on one leg. I’m glad there’s finally headway in this matter. You should brace yourself for the reason…